高氨氮污泥脱水液短程硝化反硝化的启动及稳定

采用A/O-CSTR工艺处理高氨氮污泥脱水液。进水氨氮浓度浓度约为375 mg/L,C/N比小于1.0,反硝化碳源明显不足。A/O反应器完成短程硝化反应,CSTR定期投加初沉污泥作为碳源进行反硝化。两者联合达到总氮去除的目的。实验研究短程硝化反应的启动过程,以及CSTR出水回流对短程硝化和系统脱氮效果的影响。实验结果表明系统具有良好的硝化反硝化效果。A/O反应器亚硝酸盐积累率迅速提高并稳定在90%以上。CSTR有效利用初沉污泥实现了稳定的反硝化。出水回流有利于提高总氮去除率,在回流比为200%时,系统平均总氮去除率达到85%以上。     

亚硝化颗粒污泥处理低碳高氨氮废水的影响因素

稳定的部分硝化是新型脱氮工艺处理低C/N比高氨氮废水的关键环节。在SBR中,以放置超过30d的亚硝化颗粒污泥为接种污泥,考察反应器内快速启动亚硝化的可行性和污泥形态变化,探讨pH和C/N比对颗粒污泥性能和氮转化的影响。结果表明,通过提高进水负荷可快速启动亚硝化反应器,氨氮去除率和亚硝酸盐累积率均在90%以上,由同步反硝化引起的氮损失为20%左右。降低进水pH至7.0,SBR周期运行最高游离氨FA浓度为5.1mg·L~(-1),有利于NOB选择性抑制,提高氨氮去除率,出水NO_2~--N/NH_4~+-N比值从0.5提高到0.95左右。C/N比高于2,会引起异养微生物的快速增殖,COD去除负荷提高了1.45kg·(m~3·d)~(-1),AOB受显著抑制,出水NO_2~--N/NH_4~+-N由1.0降低至0.65左右,出现颗粒污泥破裂、解体。     

多级好氧生物膜/厌氧颗粒反应器的PN/A工艺启动与调控

厌氧氨氧化细菌(AnAOB)和氨氧化细菌(AOB)的同时快速富集是短程硝化/厌氧氨氧化(PN/A)工艺高效运行的关键。本研究构建了一种多级好氧生物膜/厌氧颗粒污泥反应器(MOBAPR)。MOBAPR的好氧生物膜/厌氧颗粒结构不仅可有效保留生物质,还为AnAOB和AOB同时富集创造空间条件。在MOBAPR中,首先通过控制pH和间歇曝气在15 d内实现PN工艺的快速启动,然后在稳定运行的PN工艺基础上,61 d后实现了PN/A工艺的快速启动,脱氮率达到(83.41±2.45)%。16S rRNA基因测序结果表明,MOBAPR中AOB(27.09%)和AnAOB(9.99%)成功实现同时富集。此外,在PN/A工艺运行过程中,气液比(曝气速率与进水速率的比值)是一个与NRE高度相关的操作参数。气液比的优化控制不仅可以提高MOBAPR的脱氮性能,还可以在溶解氧(DO)低至无法控制时代替DO控制。     

基于溶解氧和缺氧时长调控的间歇曝气策略对短程硝化脱氮工艺的影响

短程硝化的实现可推动能源节约型脱氮工艺的应用.通过阐述间歇曝气策略实现短程硝化的机理,分析了应用间歇曝气策略实例中的运行参数,总结了 DO协同缺氧时长分别在单独短程硝化工艺、短程硝化-反硝化(PN/D)工艺以及短程硝化-厌氧氨氧化(PN/A)工艺中的影响效果,如对功能菌活性和系统脱氮效率的影响;提出了以功能菌种、污泥存...     

部分硝化/厌氧氨氧化(PN/A)工艺对城市污水厌氧处理单元出水的强化脱氮效果

为探究部分硝化/厌氧氨氧化(PN/A)工艺对城市污水厌氧处理工艺出水的强化脱氮效能,以厌氧膜生物反应器(AnMBR)出水为研究对象,比较了不同水力停留时间(HRT)下(10、8、6和4h),PN/A系统的脱氮效率、代谢路径及微生物群落及结构特征.结果表明:随着HRT的逐渐降低,PN/A系统的脱氮效率呈现先升高后降低的趋...     

短程硝化在垃圾渗滤液处理工程中的应用

针对垃圾填埋场渗滤液生物脱氮高耗能的问题,通过对A/O/N工艺处理垃圾渗滤液进行短程硝化反硝化调试,对溶解氧(DO)、污泥浓度(MLSS)、污泥龄(SRT)、混合液回流比、pH、碱度进行定性定量分析,研究了不同条件下垃圾渗滤液生物处理阶段COD、氨氮及总氮去除效果,探讨了影响亚硝酸盐氮积累的因素。结果表明,好氧池低溶解氧能成功启动短程硝化,垃圾渗滤液稳定实现短程硝化反硝化脱氮。运行条件为:O反应器DO浓度0.5～0.8 mg·L~(-1),N反应器DO浓度1.5～2.2 mg·L~(-1),MLSS 3 500～4 500 mg·L~(-1),污泥龄9～13 d,混合液回流比1 100%,N反应器pH 7.6～8.2,N反应器碱度1.1 g·L~(-1)。短程硝化调试后,硝化阶段亚硝化率稳定在85%以上,COD、氨氮及总氮去除率分别达95%、98.6%、94.2%以上,节省30%碳源量和20%曝气量。     

污泥接种策略与联氨促进垃圾渗滤液厌氧氨氧化工艺快速启动及其运行效果

针对厌氧氨氧化工艺启动速度慢及在垃圾渗滤液中脱氮效率低的问题,探究了厌氧氨氧化工艺在处理高氨氮、低C/N比垃圾渗滤液中的快速启动及稳定运行策略。结果表明,厌氧氨氧化工艺接种反硝化污泥:anammox颗粒污泥=9:1的启动效果最佳,100 d时TN去除率可达75.1%。但由于垃圾渗滤液中COD较高,异养反硝化菌生长迅速且严重影响厌氧氨氧化菌活性。通过投加6 mg·L^-1的N₂H₄之后,异养反硝化菌活性受到抑制,反应器内厌氧氨氧菌占据主导地位,Candidatus Kuenenia菌相对丰度由0.2%提升到10.6%,TN去除率及氮去除速率分别达90.6%和0.143 kg·(kg·d)^-1以上。在厌氧氨氧化工艺中投加适量N₂H₄可实现垃圾渗滤液的稳定高效自养脱氮。     

基于SBBR的单级自养脱氮快速启动

以普通活性污泥为接种污泥,采用人工配制无机氨氮废水进行单级自养脱氮工艺快速启动研究。启动过程经历了污泥适应期、部分短程硝化选择期以及单级自养脱氮实现期3个阶段。经过29 d的培养驯化,通过控制游离氨的方法实现了部分短程硝化。当出水中亚硝酸盐积累率达到60%左右时,立即将序批式生物膜反应器(SBBR)由连续曝气改为间歇曝气,间歇曝气使得厌氧氨氧化菌(AAOB)的富集与亚硝酸氧化菌(NOB)的淘汰同时进行,并且避免了高浓度亚硝酸盐对AAOB的抑制作用,从而实现了单级自养脱氮的快速启动。实验仅用50 d成功启动了SBBR单级自养脱氮工艺,总氮容积去除负荷达到0.173 kg N/(m3·d),氨氮的平均去除率达到98.68%,总氮的平均去除率达到80.87%。成功启动之后,反应器内只有少量的悬浮污泥,大部分的污泥都附着在填料上,污泥颜色呈褐色,而反应器内壁及出水管上附着的污泥呈浅砖红色,表明反应器内富集了大量的AAOB。     

印染废水处理厂二级出水的硫自养反硝化脱氮工艺

采用硫/白云石自养反硝化脱氮工艺处理印染废水处理厂二级出水,考察不同污泥接种方式、水力停留时间(HRT)、温度及进水负荷对系统脱氮效果的影响。结果表明:反应器在3 d内即可完成快速启动,工程应用中可不接种污泥;反应器最佳HRT为20 min,TN去除率为40.2%,但反冲洗频率加快;温度、进水负荷对系统脱氮效果影响较大,当温度在25~30℃之间,TN平均去除率为43.8%;当进水负荷为(1.37±0.15)kg·(m~3·d)~(-1),TN平均去除率为37.1%,反应器具有较强的抗冲击负荷能力。     

A/O双污泥工艺脱氮性能

针对传统A/O(anaerobic/oxic)工艺中反硝化细菌对有机物的利用效率低、A2N(anaerobic/anoxic-nitrification)工艺工序繁琐和出水氨氮浓度较高的问题,提出了一种泥水分离反应器,将双污泥体系与A/O工艺结合构建A/O双污泥工艺。对工艺运行过程的脱氮性能、微生物群落变化及氮素转化规律进行了研究,根据研究结果评估泥水分离反应器和A/O双污泥工艺在实际应用中的开发潜力,并总结工艺和反应器需要优化的问题,提出解决问题的思路。结果表明：在进水氮负荷为0.11 kg·(m³·d)^-1条件下,工艺的氮去除负荷可以达到0.089 kg·(m³·d)^-1,NH_⁴+-N去除率超过95%、COD去除率超过90%,TN去除率达到80%以上,该工艺能够实现长期稳定运行。反硝化过程反应速率是提升A/O双污泥工艺脱氮效率的限速步骤,强化有机物在缺氧池中的接触停留是有机物利用率提高的关键。因此,需要对现有碳源的投加方式、污水的进水方式或工艺的反应器数量进行优化,进一步...     

底泥修复中温度对微生物活性和污染物释放的影响

通过分析底泥中微生物的酶活性以及污染物的释放规律,探讨了温度对河道底泥生物修复的影响.结果表明,底泥中微生物的脱氢酶、脲酶和磷酸酶的活性随着温度的升高而显著增大,但温度对纤维素酶的活性影响较小.4 ℃和10 ℃时底泥中污染物的释放量和微生物的酶活性均较低,水质较稳定;20～37 ℃时底泥中污染物的释放量明显增加,微生物的新陈代谢能力有较大提高,水体的自净能力较强.在各种因素的综合作用下,20～30 ℃是进行底泥生物修复的适宜环境温度.此外,当pH为9.0以及添加葡萄糖时,底泥中微生物均表现出较高的脱氢酶活性.     

Investigation of the characteristics of the reflectivity of clouds

This paper investigates some of the reflectivity characteristics that clouds (when modelled as solid bodies) must exhibit to be compatible with observations that the reflecting surface of a cloud (i) appears almost equally bright across its face, (ii) is brightest when the cloud is opposite to the Sun but decreases in brightness as the cloud moves to other positions and (iii) increases in brightness with increasing optical thickness of the cloud in the observer's line of sight. These observations, respectively, are shown to imply that the peak value of the bidirectional total reflectivity from a cloud surface (i) increases in inverse proportion to the cosine of the angle between the Sun and the normal to the cloud surface, as the incident angle increases, (ii) appears to be directed back in the direction of the incident radiation, and (iii) increases as optical thickness of the cloud in the observer's line of sight increases. The results could have application in many fields (e.g. modelling diffuse radiance distributions for cloudy skies).     

How the loss of forest fauna undermines the achievement of the SDGs

The human-driven loss of biodiversity has numerous ecological, social, and economic impacts at the local and global levels, threatening important ecological functions and jeopardizing human well-being. In this perspective, we present an overview of how tropical defaunation—defined as the disappearance of fauna as a result of anthropogenic drivers such as hunting and habitat alteration in tropical forest ecosystems—is interlinked with four selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We discuss tropical defaunation related to nutrition and zero hunger (SDG 2), good health and well-being (SDG 3), climate action (SDG 13), and life on land (SDG 15). We propose a range of options on how to study defaunation in future research and how to address the ongoing tropical defaunation crisis, including but not limited to recent insights from policy, conservation management, and development practice.     

Industrial plastic on the southern beaches of the Arabian Gulf and the western beaches of the Gulf of Oman

The increasing production and use of plastic in the Arabian Gulf combined with shipping and waste disposal practices, have increased the concentration of plastic particles on the sea's surface and beaches. The objective of this investigation was to provide an assessment of the abundance, distribution, potential sources and significance of industrial plastic on the western beaches of the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Gulf and on the eastern beaches on the Gulf of Oman. The abundance of stranded plastic pellets was highly uneven. By early 1992 alarming levels of fresh plastic pellets were noticed on the Arabian Gulf beaches of the UAE. Large numbers of 25 kg sacks of white plastic spherules manufactured by (SABIC) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia were washed ashore. When compared to the west coast on the Arabian Gulf, the east coast on the Gulf of Oman exhibited much lower levels of plastic pellets. When compared to other parts of the world, the beaches of the UAE on the Arabian Gulf are considered to be heavily polluted with industrial plastic.     

The Governance of the Mitigation of the Baltic Sea Eutrophication: Exploring the Challenges of the Formal Governing System

This article focuses on the governing system of the mitigation of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. Policies and measures of the Baltic Sea coastal countries, the macro--regional (HELCOM) level, and the level of the European Union are described and governance challenges explicated. We found that the main challenges at different governance levels include: differences between coastal countries in terms of environmental conditions including environmental awareness, overlaps of policies between different levels, the lack of adequate spatial and temporal specification of policies, and the lack of policy integration. To help to meet these challenges, we suggest closer involvement of stakeholders and the public, the improvement of the interplay of institutions, and the introduction of a “primus motor” for the governance of the mitigation of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea.     

Isolation of the stable fraction (the core) of the humic acid

Humic acid consists of a recalcitrant (unhydrolysed fraction) (the core) and labile (hydrolysable fraction) fraction. Core-humic acid (core-HA) isolation was performed by treating source material with apolar and polar solvents (organic solvents+acid hydrolysis) before alkaline extraction. Leonardite, soil Ah horizont and dry blood were chosen for this study because of their different origin and degree of humification. Chemical analysis (elemental analysis, total acidity, E(4):E(6)), spectroscopic analysis (DRIFT and (1)H NMR), and complete mass balance were used to investigate the effect of purifying humic acids. The results obtained showed that purification produced a slight modification of Leonardite humic acids as was expected for these highly humified organic matrices. On the other hand, about 500 g kg(-1) of soil humic acids were lost by purification. The fractions lost mainly consisted of carbohydrates. Dry blood showed the presence of humic acids that contrasted with its origin, thus indicating the limitations of the common analytical methods used for HA extraction. Nevertheless, in practice, purification caused the complete disappearance (914 g kg(-1) of HA was lost) of these HAs. The results obtained in this work suggest that the HA fraction isolated (named core-HA) effectively represents the HA structure proposed by the existing literature, since the purification proposed was able to eliminate the adsorbed organic molecules (interference materials) coating the HA structure.     

Assessment of the effects of the carbamazepine on the endogenous endocrine system of Daphnia magna

In the present study, the endocrine activity of the antiepileptic pharmaceutical carbamazepine (CBZ) in the crustacean Daphnia magna was assessed. To assess the hormonal activity of the drug, we exposed maternal daphnids and embryos to environmental relevant concentrations of CBZ (ranging from 10 to 200 μg/L) and to mixtures of CBZ with fenoxycarb (FEN; 1 μg/L). Chronic exposure to CBZ significantly decreased the reproductive output and the number of molts of D. magna at 200 μg/L. This compound induced the production of male offspring (12?±?1.7 %), in a non-concentration-dependent manner, acting as a weak juvenile hormone analog. Results showed that this substance, at tested concentrations, did not antagonize the juvenoid action of FEN. Further, CBZ has shown to be toxic to daphnid embryos through maternal exposure interfering with their normal gastrulation and organogenesis stages but not producing direct embryo toxicity. These findings suggest that CBZ could act as an endocrine disruptor in D. magna as it decreases the reproductive output, interferes with sex determination, and causes development abnormality in offspring. Therefore, CBZ could directly affect the population sustainability.

     

Effect of the pesticide lindane on the biomass of the microalgae Nannochloris oculata

This study assesses the growth of the microalgae Nannochloris oculata in the presence of lindane and the ability of N. oculata to remove lindane from media. Algal biomass increased with 0.1 and 0.5 mg L^?1 of lindane, and lindane concentrations in the media decreased. N. oculata removed 73% and 68.2% of lindane in the 0.1 and 0.5 mg L^?1 media concentrations, respectively. Algal biomass decreased to the level of the control at lindane concentrations greater than 2.5 mg L^?1, probably due to toxicity. N. oculata removed lindane from the media at concentrations lower than 1.0 mg L^?1. Thus, N. oculata may be useful for lindane bioremediation in contaminated aquatic systems.     

Influence of the application of sewage sludge on the degradation of pesticides in the soil

A study was made of the influence of the application of sewage sludge on the degradation of pesticides in the soil. Two kinds of sludge were used, with different characteristics, one from an urban treatment plant and one from a food processing plant. Three organophosphorus insecticides, fenitrothion, diazinon and dimethoate, were studied. The relative importance was determined of the chemical and biological degradation processes, which involved experiments on soil and sterile soil samples. A comparative study was also made of the degradation of pesticide residues and the evolution of the microbial population. The application of sludge seems to have a complex effect on the degradation of pesticides, determined by the bioavailability and biodegradability of their active ingredient. The biodegradation of pesticide residues brings about alterations in the microorganism population of the soil.